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September is a sweet month, especially for the kids in New Albany, Mississippi. In fact, Sugaree’s Bakery has worked for the past several years to make it the sweetest month of the year through its “One Smart Cookie” award program.

A new historical pathway at Lighthouse Park is taking visitors through nine eras of Pascagoula’s history as the city works to preserve its past amid continued growth. 

Oxford has never been a town particularly interested in a quiet weekend. But this weekend feels a little excessive, even…

For those of us old enough to remember September 11, 2001, the date needs little explanation.
We remember where we were. We remember watching televisions in classrooms, offices, and living rooms. We remember phone calls to family members and the terrible uncertainty of those first hours. We remember a country that seemed to stop all at once.

Today, we know it as Southern Miss.

We know the black and gold, the Golden Eagles, the sprawling Hattiesburg campus and that familiar “Southern Miss to the Top!” But more than a century ago, there were no Golden Eagles walking across campus, no football Saturdays at the stadium generations of fans have known simply as The Rock, and certainly no one calling it USM.

When a 12-foot, 4-inch alligator jumped out of the water, Zoe Pell realized the hunt this year would be much different from the year before. 

For most of us, Labor Day arrives with all the familiar signs of a Southern September. Football is back, grills are fired up, and summer is beginning—at least according to the calendar—to loosen its grip.

As fall approaches and I prepare to make my annual batch of oyster shell pumpkins, I find myself thinking about where all of this started.

Like most children, I loved making things. I grew up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, spending my childhood on the water and making trips out to the barrier islands. I was always collecting shells and other little pieces of the Coast that I could carry home and turn into something new.

There are certain sounds that seem to follow us through our entire lives. For me, one of those is the sound of cicadas.

History is often measured in big moments, but those moments usually begin with one person stepping into a place no one quite like them has occupied before.

Mississippi is celebrating an extraordinary achievement: four women from across the state earned national and international titles at the 2026 International Women of Service and American Women of Service competitions. Together, the delegates captured three International Women of Service titles and one American Women of Service title. Each represented communities across Mississippi while demonstrating a shared commitment to leadership, volunteerism, and service.

Dolly Parton gave the world a lifetime of music, but one of her greatest legacies arrived quietly—in mailboxes belonging to children.

They say two heads are better than one, but for one couple, there is power in numbers. From the meeting at Tougaloo College in the computer lab when checking messages on MySpace to today, both having earned doctoral degrees in education, the two been inseparable and have pushed each other to new heights.

There are certain sounds that belong to fall in Mississippi: marching bands warming up, cowbells ringing, whistles blowing, and a stadium announcer carrying across a cool Friday night.

In Mississippi, food is more than a necessity—it’s culture, memory, and connection all rolled into one. Whether it’s a family gathered around the Sunday dinner table, neighbors sharing a plate of fried catfish, or college students swapping stories over a late-night po-boy, our meals carry meaning. Few restaurants capture that spirit better than Oby’s, a Mississippi-grown favorite with a story that stretches from Pearl Harbor to Starkville.

Fair Park in downtown Tupelo will be filled with food, shopping, entertainment and plenty for children to do on Saturday, Sept. 12, but behind all the fun of the Shepherd’s Center Fall Festival is a mission that reaches far beyond the festival grounds.